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Grade 3 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-K5EX1Z-1LFG

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1.State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.
2.Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?
3.Which blood cells fight infection?
4.What is density?
5.What does conservation of energy mean?
6.Why do seasons occur?
7.What is the pH of a neutral solution?
8.What is the role of chlorophyll?
9.What transfers traits from parents to offspring?
10.What is the difference between weather and climate?

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  1. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  2. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  3. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells
  4. What is density?Mass per unit volume
  5. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  6. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  7. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  8. What is the role of chlorophyll?Absorb light for photosynthesis
  9. What transfers traits from parents to offspring?Genes
  10. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns

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